Woman accused of wielding knife, hammer

A Monroe woman is facing charges of disturbing the peace after a Thursday incident.

According to an arrest affidavit for Tashonda Blakely, 39, of 1912 Short Thomas St., the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office received multiple complaints in reference to a black female walking on Burg Jones Lane "wielding a knife and hammer." When deputies arrived, the suspect was still holding the items.

Deputies attempted to make contact with the suspect, the report states, but she retreated to a wooded area on Conover Street and dropped the hammer and knife before returning to the deputies without incident.

The suspect said she was wielding the knife because she was cutting fish and told deputies she had smoked "Jane" and consumed heroin, the affidavit said. The initial complainant said the suspect was striking buildings, a sewage drain cover and the street with the knife and hammer and was also yelling profanities.